2011 file photo of Indiana State Trooper Nathan Abbott with Kilo, an Indiana State Police dog who helped with more than 100 arrests in six years.

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Indiana State Police will hold a private memorial service on Monday for its Southern Indiana canine named Kilo, who was killed in the line of duty June 24 while searching for an armed suspect in Sellersburg.

The memorial service will begin at 1 p.m. at the Northside Christian Church, 4407 Charlestown Road in New Albany, Sgt. Jerry Goodin, a state police spokesman said in a news release on Friday.

Law enforcement, family and friends of Kilo's handler, state police Trooper Nathan Abbott, are invited to attend, Goodin said. ...